Great Lever

Great Lever is mainly a residential suburb of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. Historically within Lancashire, it is about 2+1/2mi south of Bolton town centre and the same distance north of Farnworth. Great Lever has many shops and services serving the local community including a post office, butcher's, chemist and a GP surgery. The district has several nursing homes and is served by frequent bus routes running to Bolton town centre, Farnworth and the Royal Bolton Hospital. The ward population taken at the 2011 census was 14,467.ReligionThe parish church is St. Michael (with St Bartholomew). Currently under renovation it is now in its 162nd year and is a Grade 2 listed building. It is a member of the Seven Saints Team and is located at the bottom end of Green Lane at the leafy entrance to Great Lever.LandmarksOn Green Lane are two large public houses: Southfield's, a pub and restaurant with tennis courts and grassland, and the Brooklyn with a bowling green. Both were houses built for local mill owners. The 'Beehive Mill' on Crescent Road has been left to rot after Shop Direct left in 2011. Bolton Council approved planning permission to knock down the Grade II listed mill in 2016 and build new houses, but permission is still needed from the government to knock down the mill because of its listed status. Currently the mill is empty and deemed an eyesore by local residents. Great Lever has a park on Green Lane, on the opposite side of Green Lane from the park are the grounds of Bolton Cricket Club. The two conjoined Doe Hey Reservoirs are used for private fishing. Will Hill Brook, which drains into the Doe Hey Reservoirs, forms the southern boundary between Great Lever and Farnworth.